The Unfairness Over Voter ID Laws

September 10th, 2012

Turn on the TV, and you’ll hear all about the fights between the federal government and Texas and South Carolina. Listen to the media twist things around, and you’ll end up believing these two states are practically demanding your first-born son in exchange for letting you vote.

But when you look at the FACTS, you’ll see that all Texas and South Carolina want is for people to have to show a photo ID before they can vote. Their laws aren’t all that different from other recent voter ID laws that have passed with the federal government’s blessing.

For example, in New Hampshire, people will have to show a photo ID in order to vote in November. But next year, things get interesting — because that’s when New Hampshire’s list of acceptable photo ID’s gets much shorter. Ironically, the list is more restrictive than the list of approved photo ID’s in Texas’ and South Carolina’s laws — yet the federal government approved New Hampshire’s law without asking any questions.

Why are some states getting the third-degree, while others get a free pass?

For example, another voter ID law just went into effect in Virginia. Now, you can show anything from a photo ID, to your paycheck, to your electric bill to prove who you are. If you don’t have anything that verifies your identity, you’ll get a provisional ballot — and you’ll have to fax or email proof of who you are before your vote can be counted. This law is certainly a lot less strict than what Texas and South Carolina want to do, but it still passed without any questions from the federal government.

Where’s the outcry over this law?

After all, the Justice Department has argued that voter ID laws discriminate against minorities because minorities have a tougher time getting ahold of the necessary ID.

But wouldn’t that argument apply to minorities in every state?

Why isn’t the federal government going after every state that tries to pass a voter ID law?

The Fight Over Voter ID Laws

September 4th, 2012

Fresh off the long Labor Day weekend, officials in Texas are promising to take their fight over voter ID all the way to the Supreme Court. Their promise comes on the heels of a federal appeal court ruling that deemed the Lonestar state’s voter ID law — which would have required voters to show a government-issued photo ID when they arrived at the polls — racially discriminatory.

At the same time, South Carolina is going through the same thing, as lawmakers there argue their case in front of an appellate court. In fact, the federal government is currently suing a number of states over voter ID laws.

So, what’s all the fighting about?

Several states (which happen to have predominately-Republican state legislatures) have passed laws saying that voters need to provide some form of government-issued ID in order to vote. In fact, 30 states require some kind of proof that you are who you say you are when you show up on Election Day.

Seems like a good idea, right? After all, this is YOUR VOTE we’re talking about! Heck, you have to show a photo ID to buy Sudafed these days! Why would it be tougher to clear up your runny nose than to exercise something as important as your right to vote?

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